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decrease
noun as in diminishing, lessening
Strong matches
abatement, compression, condensation, constriction, declining, depression, diminution, dwindling, ebb, markdown, subsidence, waning
Weak matches
verb as in grow less or make less
Strongest matches
abate, curb, curtail, cut down, decline, depreciate, deteriorate, diminish, drop, drop off, dwindle, ease, ebb, fall off, lessen, lower, reduce, shrink, sink, slacken, slash, slump, soften, subside, wane, weaken
Example Sentences
That’s actually a decrease from 2014, when 8 million taxpayers made a payment.
Luckily, however, that meant a steep decrease in the average production costs, according to Fitzgibbons.
After three days, all five showed a measurable decrease in systolic blood pressure, a drop in heart rate, and an increase in creativity and feelings of well-being.
The decline is likely partially the result of an overall decrease in streaming after Covid-19 hit the US, due to the absence of people listening to music on commutes and in stores.
For example, pages with more than 500,000 likes on Facebook have seen a dramatic decrease in reach, possibly to encourage companies to increase their ad spend.
Police Superintendent Michael Harrison said the decline was a result of an effort to decrease gang violence.
That indicated a relatively rapid increase in methane, followed by an equally fast decrease.
Neighboring Guinea and Liberia, said WHO, were presenting evidence of a decrease in cases.
In his mind, this is only as problematic as the decrease in international support that it may cause.
“The sense down there is we have to understand what [this decrease] is,” WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic tells The Daily Beast.
In mild cases a slight decrease of hemoglobin is the only blood change noted.
It is evident that an absolute increase of any variety may be accompanied by a relative decrease.
The infectious diseases in which leukocytosis is absent (p. 160) often cause a slight decrease of leukocytes.
The decrease affects chiefly the polymorphonuclear cells, so that the lymphocytes are relatively increased.
There is decided decrease of hemoglobin and red corpuscles, with moderate leukopenia and relative lymphocytosis.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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